Ian W Toll
Ian W. Toll is an independent naval historian, the author of "Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942" and" Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy". "Six Frigates" won broad critical acclaim and was selected for the Samuel Eliot Morison Award, the William E. Colby Award, and "New York Times" Editor s Choice list. He lives in San Francisco.
Ian W. Toll is an independent naval historian, the author of "Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942" and" Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy". "Six Frigates" won broad critical acclaim and was selected for the Samuel Eliot Morison Award, the William E. Colby Award, and "New York Times" Editor s Choice list. He lives in San Francisco. See less
Authors similar to Ian W Toll
Ian W Toll's featured books
Ian W Toll book reviews
-
Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy
Excellent Read
An excellent study of the building & thought that went into building the early American navy. read more
-
Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy
Decent early US naval history
by Matthew, Jul 27, 2008
This book starts out strong but loses its focus and deteriorates toward the end. One of the things I enjoyed the most about it was how it connected the infant navy with other events of the time ... read more
-
Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy
by Dave, Apr 6, 2007
Good popular history of the first few US Navy Frigates and their extraordinary influence in America's early history. Traces most of the ship's perfromance through the Barbary War and the War of 1812, ... read more
Other Ian W Toll fans also like these books